The Tampa Hillsborough EDC is officially recognized by Enterprise Florida as Hillsborough County’s primary business recruitment and retention economic development team in partnership with Hillsborough County and the cities of Tampa, Plant City, Temple Terrace and private Investors. Its primary mission is to develop and sustain a thriving local economy by focusing on the attraction, expansion, and retention of high-paying jobs and capital investment.
We are looking for an outgoing, self-motivated and experienced professional to join our team as a Business Development Manager for business retention and expansion efforts in Hillsborough County and the cities of Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace. This person will be responsible for outreach and interaction with corporations within targeted industry sectors (Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and Defense/Security), consultants, and other community partners through business retention visits, industry specific trade organization meetings, community meetings, phone calls and face-to-face meetings.
Responsibilities
- Assist in marketing programs and services to local, target industry business contacts to generate new expansion projects
- Engage with Career Source Tampa Bay and other EDC stakeholders to maintain up-to-date program details
- Market Career Source Tampa Bay’s programs and Services to local businesses
- Identify businesses within target industries, including but not limited to, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and Defense/Security, that have a need for the EDC’s services
- Plan and conduct business visits within target industries to generate job creating projects for the EDC
- Manage expansion projects from inception to completion
- Working closely with our government partners, negotiate incentives, when applicable, with companies
- Serve as the EDC’s knowledge expert on specific targeted industry sectors of Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and Defense/Security
- Participate in local retention-building initiatives
- Maintain contact database and project status updates via Salesforce
- Serve as the lead staff person for strategic task forces and ad hoc committees, as needed
- Collaborate with other EDC departments to attain the organization’s performance metrics
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, or other related field
- Minimum of two years business development experience or experience within a specific targeted industry
- Economic development experience preferred
- Detail oriented, self-motivated business professional
- Knowledge of financing concepts and government programs preferred
- High degree of competence with customer management databases and Microsoft Office applications
- Some overnight and weekend travel required
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, & a comprehensive benefits package provided.
If you are qualified & interested in this position, please send your resume to: [email protected]
